Coming soon: Immunisation Skills Workshop – Friday 28 March 2025

MVEC will be holding a half-day workshop focused in the areas of:

  • promoting vaccine confidence
  • how to have difficult conversations.

तारीख: Friday 28 March 2025
समय: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm AEDT
Location: Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Registrations will be opening soon

Learn more: MVEC: Immunisation Skills Workshop – Friday 28 March 2025.


Register now: CVU mini – Wednesday 5 February 2025 (webinar)

MVEC’s upcoming CVU mini will be on the topic of RSV preventative therapies.

This webinar offers healthcare professionals the opportunity to hear from leading experts on the latest in RSV prevention.
Hear from Prof Nigel Crawford, Dr Ingrid Laemmle-Ruff and Ms Rachael McGuire, followed by a brief Q&A session.

तारीख: Wednesday 5 February 2025
समय: 6:00–7:00 pm AEDT
Location: online (zoom link will be provided)
पंजीकरण शुल्क: free event

Learn more and register: MVEC: CVU mini – Wednesday 5 February 2025.

For more information about RSV, go to एमवीईसी: रेस्पिरेटरी सिंकाइटियल वायरस (आरएसवी).


OPTIONS XII for the Control of Influenza: Early bird registration extended

OPTIONS for the Control of Influenza is a global scientific meeting with a dedicated focus on influenza. OPTIONS XII will be held in Brisbane from Sunday 29 September to Wednesday 2 October 2024.

Highlights of this year’s conference include focuses on:

  • Pacific Island and First Nations health
  • interdisciplinary science
  • knowledge exchange and networking
  • policy and advocacy.

Submissions for late breaking orals and posters are open until 11 July 2024.
Early bird registrations have been extended to 30 June 2024.

Learn more about OPTIONS XII and abstract submission on the OPTIONS XII website. 


Department of Health and Aged Care: 2024 flu season and respiratory illnesses webinar recording available

A recording of the Australian Government Health Department’s 3 May webinar on the 2024 flu season and respiratory illnesses is now available to view.

The webinar was presented by Professor Paul Kelly (Head of the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control) and Professor Nigel Crawford.

The webinar is for vaccine providers, including:

  • general practitioners
  • फार्मेसियों
  • primary care nurses
  • allied health professionals.

Department of Health and Aged Care: 2024 flu season and respiratory illnesses webinar


Immunisation Coalition: RSV update webinar

The Immunisation Coalition will hold its RSV update webinar on 26 June, from 6:00 pm (AEST).

The webinar will be moderated by Dr Andrew Minton and features Dr Gemma Saravanos as speaker. 

Learn more and register on the Immunisation Coalition’s event page. 


OPTIONS XII for the Control of Influenza: Late breaking abstract submissions open

OPTIONS for the Control of Influenza is a global scientific meeting with a dedicated focus on influenza. OPTIONS XII will be held in Brisbane from Sunday 29 September to Wednesday 2 October 2024. 

Highlights of this year’s conference include focuses on:

  • Pacific Island and First Nations health 
  • Interdisciplinary science 
  • Knowledge exchange and networking 
  • Policy and advocacy. 

Submissions for late breaking orals and posters are open until 11 July 2024.
Earlybird registrations are open until 13 June 2024. 

Learn more about OPTIONS XII and abstract submission on the OPTIONS XII website. 


A course in Vaccinology and Immunisation Science

Registration is now open for an eight-part course on vaccinology, presented by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, द टीकाकरण अनुसंधान और निगरानी के लिए राष्ट्रीय केंद्र (एनसीआईआरएस) और यह Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).

A course in Vaccinology and Immunisation Science will be delivered fortnightly in 1.5 hour sessions online, presented by world-leading Australian and international experts. Topics are as follows:

  1. 5 June – Immunology & Modern Vaccine Design
  2. 19 June – Vaccine Evaluation: Clinical Trials & Real World Evidence
  3. 3 July – Economics & Regulation
  4. 17 July – Role of Industry 
  5. 31 July – Immunisation Program Advice and Delivery 
  6. 14 August – Immunisation Effectiveness Evaluation 
  7. 28 August – Vaccine Safety, Confidence and Hesitancy 
  8. 11 September – The Future 

Read more and register on the a course in Vaccinology and Immunisation Science website. 


Immunisation Coalition: 2024 COVID-19 webinar

On Tuesday 14 May, the Immunisation Coalition will hold its annual update on COVID-19 in Australia for GPs, immunisation nurses, pharmacists and other immunisation professionals. 

The webinar will feature Prof Gary Grohmann as a speaker, and will be moderated by Dr Andrew Minton. 

For more details and to register, visit the Immunisation Coalition event page. 

एमवीईसी: कोविड-19


Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference 2024

This year’s Communicable Diseases & Immunisation Conference (CDIC) will be held in Brisbane from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 June 2024.

This year's conference theme is ‘Protecting Communities: empowering health through Disease Control and Immunisation’.

Earlybird registration closes on Friday 26 April 2024.

Learn more and register on the CDIC website.


Reminder: Victorian regional immunisation providers have the chance to win free registration for the upcoming CVU mini!

MVEC is offering regional immunisation providers from Victoria the opportunity to win free registration for the 21 June CVU mini on RSV preventative therapies – competition closes Monday 29 April 2024. 

Complete this छोटा सर्वेक्षण to go in the running. 

Learn more about the CVU mini on our event page.